The Galveston hurricane
By: Kristine Brennan ; [introductory essay by Jill McCaffrey].
Series: Great disasters, reforms and ramifications
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Subjects: Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Floods -- Texas -- Galveston -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Hurricanes -- Texas -- Galveston.; Galveston (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Galveston (Tex.)
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: An account of the tragic Galveston hurricane of 1900 that claimed over six thousand lives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-97) and index.
Table of contents: title: Disaster strikes the "Queen City of the Gulf"; title: A rude awakening; title: Survivors and victims; title: Honor and hope; title: Relief and renewal; title: Galveston reborn; title: An American hurricane problem?